BlockOla, Michigan
13 topographic sheets cover this place, the earliest surveyed in 1918 and the latest in 1985. It stands in Washington Township. It lies in ZIP code area 48806. The Survey maps it on the Pompeii quadrangle.
Topographic sheets covering this place
8 surveys from 13 printed sheetsMatched by testing this settlement's coordinate against the published boundary of every sheet in the United States Geological Survey's historical collection. Each opens the scanned sheet at the Survey.
- 1918 USGS Perrinton quadrangle1:62500, 2 printings
- 1943 USGS Perrinton quadrangle1:62500
- 1954 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000, 4 printings
- 1958 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1959 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1965 USGS Pompeii quadrangle1:24000
- 1966 USGS Midland quadrangle1:250000
- 1985 USGS Alma quadrangle1:100000, 2 printings
Fires near this place
5 since 2019Regional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal wildfire occurrence database lists 5 fires within 5 miles of Ola between 2019 and 2020, burning about 65 acres in total. None started naturally. None was recorded as arson. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a fire counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Reported cause | Fires |
|---|---|
| Equipment and vehicle use | 3 |
| Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 2 |
The most recent of them, most recent first, with the day each was reported and the service that recorded it.
| Date | Cause | Size | Reported by | Name on the report |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 July 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLEY VFD 0019105 - 2019 |
| 7 June 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLEY VFD 0019082 - 2019 |
| 8 April 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | MAPLE RAPIDS VFD 23 - 2020 |
| 1 April 2019 | Equipment and vehicle use | 61 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | GRATIOT 01 |
| 10 March 2020 | Missing data/not specified/undetermined | 1.0 acres | Michigan Department of Natural Resources | ASHLEY VFD 020-042 - 2020 |
Settlements close enough to share some of these fires:
Mines and quarries near this place
2 within 5 milesRegional context, not property-specific evidence. The federal mineral resources record lists 2 workings within 5 miles of Ola: 2 past producers. None of them still produces. What was taken out: Clay. Distance is straight-line from the map coordinates, so a quarry counted here may appear on a neighbouring settlement's page as well.
| Where | Site | Commodity | Status | Recorded |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ashley Tile Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer | ||
| Kennet Co Clay Pit | Clay | Past Producer |
Nearest settlements
The eight closest, with where each one stands in the county. Distances are straight-line, computed from the Geographic Names Information System coordinates.
| Map | Place | Distance | Sheets |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pompeii | 2.0 miles | 13 | |
| Bridgeville | 3.6 miles | 13 | |
| North Star | 4.6 miles | 13 | |
| Ashley | 4.7 miles | 14 | |
| Perrinton | 6.2 miles | 14 | |
| Middleton | 7.8 miles | 14 | |
| Ithaca | 7.9 miles | 14 | |
| Bannister | 8.2 miles | 14 |
Provenance
This settlement is recorded in the Geographic Names Information System as feature 2562112. The sheet list is computed by point-in-boundary test against the United States Geological Survey's historical topographic inventory. Both are works of the United States government and carry no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.
Wildfire. Short, Karen C. 2022. Spatial wildfire occurrence data for the United States, 1992-2020 [FPA_FOD_20221014]. 6th Edition. Fort Collins, CO: Forest Service Research Data Archive. https://doi.org/10.2737/RDS-2013-0009.6 Collected with United States Government funding and usable without additional permissions or fees.
Mines and quarries. USGS Mineral Resources Data System (MRDS) https://mrdata.usgs.gov/mrds/ A work of the United States government, no copyright under 17 U.S.C. 105.